The Endurance had been stalled out for months, having become trapped in an ice pack as it sailed towards the South Pole. Ernest Shackleton knew their efforts were not enough to save the ship; the next day he ordered The Endurance abandoned. “She’s going boys,” he said. “I think it’s time to get off.”
If you were faced with the same kind of decision as the members of The Endurance crew, which of your personal possessions would you take and which would leave behind? Money, books, toothbrush, banjo or... ? What does the nature of your selections reveal about what you truly value in your life?
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